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Departmental Expenditure (Newsprint)
Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the total expenditure of his Department was on newspapers, magazines and periodicals in 2002. [90544]
Mr. Charles Clarke: During the 2001–02 financial year the Department spent £294,000 on the purchase of books, newspapers, magazines and periodicals. This figure includes expenditure incurred before some functions transferred to the Department for Work and Pensions and other departments. It is not possible to separate costs further without disproportionate cost.
Departmental Staff
Mr. Cousins: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the distribution of his Department's wholetime equivalent staff was, including the staff in agencies and other bodies reporting to him, in each Government office region and nation of the UK (a) in 1996 and (b) at the most recent available period. [90478]
Mr. Stephen Twigg : I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister of State, Cabinet Office on 15 January 2003, Official Report, column 609W.
Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many full-time equivalent staff are employed in (a) the Department and (b) each of the agencies it sponsors; and what the equivalent figures were for 1997. [90676]
Mr. Stephen Twigg: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister of State, Cabinet Office on 16 January 2003, Official Report, column 697W.
Education Business Links
Mr. Willis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what role Education Business Links play in facilitating work-related learning placements with small and medium sized enterprises. [90929]
Mr. Stephen Twigg: Education/business links have an important role to play in providing experiences of the world of work for young people. We are providing £25 million in 2002–03 to promote closer links between schools and business. Education/business links organisations work with many small and medium sized enterprises to provide opportunities for work-related learning for young people, including work experience placements undertaken by 95 per cent. of pupils at Key Stage 4.
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In addition, through our "Increased Flexibility for 14–16 Year Olds" programme, we are making available £38 million which will create over 30,000 part-time placements per annum in 2002–04. This programme will give many young people at Key Stage 4 the chance to pursue vocational courses in colleges, with training providers and with employers. Early indications are that education/business links organisations and small and medium sized enterprises are involved in the local delivery of the programme.
Ethical Banking
Mr. Gardiner: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what contracts have been concluded as a result of the Government's commitment to support ethical banking. [89949]
Mr. Stephen Twigg: The Government believe it is important for consumers to have choice in financial products, including the availability of 'ethical' products. However, it would not be appropriate for the Government to exclusively support the development of one specific group of financial service providers. It is for individual consumers to decide the attributes they most value from their financial services and for financial services firms to be transparent about their use of funds and investments.
External Consultants
Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the total cost to his Department was of the use of external consultants in 2002. [90506]
Mr. Stephen Twigg: For 2001–02 £5.7 million 1 was spent on administrative consultancy costs and for 2002–03 £2 million has been spent to date. This figure excludes programme consultancy costs which are currently not collected centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. From April 2003 arrangements will be made to collect centrally expenditure information for programme consultancy costs.
- 1 This figure includes consultancy spend incurred by central functions that subsequently transferred to other Government Departments under Machinery of Government changes.
Fair Trade
Mr. Gardiner: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what fair trade criteria he sets when deciding upon what suppliers to use. [89916]
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Mr. Stephen Twigg: I refer the hon. Member to the answer provided by the Chief Secretary on 9 December 2002, Official report, column 92W which read as follows.
"There is no Government-wide approach to the procurement of Fair trade products. Each Government Department is responsible for making its own decisions on such products, against the background of the Government's value for money policy, the EC procurement rules and the Department's objectives. However, as my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Development has made clear, the Government are committed to supporting ethical trading wherever possible and provide significant support to the Fair trade Foundation's efforts in promoting the supply and marketing of Fair trade products".
Job Sharing
Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will make a statement on the extent of job sharing in his Department. [90867]
Mr. Stephen Twigg: The Department promotes and supports the use of a range of flexible working patterns including job sharing, to enable staff to balance home and work responsibilities. Flexible working options for staff include part-time work, a flexi-time system, compressed hours, part-year working and home working. Internal vacancies in the Department are open to all staff, irrespective of their working arrangements or pattern of work. Applicants for external vacancies are also invited to apply on a full time, part time or job share basis.
The Department does not keep a record of the number of people specifically employed on job share contracts. 12.5 per cent. (569) of staff are employed under a range of part-time work patterns.
Ministerial Visits
Mr. Brady: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to his answer of 8 January 2003, ref. 89323, if he will give details of each ministerial visit during 2002 on departmental business to (a) Belgium, (b) France, (c) Slovakia, (d) Italy, (e) Australia and (f) the United States, including (i) the purpose of the visit, (ii) the Ministers involved, (iii) the number of officials accompanying the Minister, (iv) the number of advisers accompanying the Minister and (v) the cost of the visit. [90443]
Mr. Stephen Twigg [holding answer 13 January 2003]: The Government publish an annual list of Cabinet Ministers' visits overseas costing more than £500, and
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the annual cost of all Ministers' visitsoverseas. For details of visits overseas during the period 1 April 2001 to 31 March 2002, I refer the hon. Member to the answer provided by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister on 24 July 2002, Official Report, column 1375W. Similar details for 2002–03 will be published as soon as possible after the end of the current financial year.
Post-16 Funding
Mr. Willis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the budget is for school sixth form and college access funds for (a) 2002–03 and (b) 2003–04. [87956]
Margaret Hodge [holding answer 19 December 2002]: The Department for Education and Skills has allocated £129.38m in 2002–03 for Learner Support Funds (access funds) and £159.68m in 2003–2004.
Funding is distributed via the Learning & Skills Council to colleges, external institutions, school and college sixth forms in the further education sector.
Public Bodies
Keith Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will list the present appointees of the (a) Centre for Information on Language Teaching, (b) Construction Industry Training Board, (c) Engineering Construction Industry Training Board, (d) Equal Opportunities Commission, (e) Funding Agency for Schools, (f) Further Education Funding Council, (g) Further Education Funding Council Yorkshire and Humberside Regional Committee, (h) Higher Education Funding Council for England, (i) Investors in People UK, (j) Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, (k) REMPLOY, (l) National Advisory Council on Employment of People with Disabilities, (m) National Disability Council and (n) Teacher Training Agency. [90987]
Mr. Stephen Twigg: The information requested is as follows:
| Executive Members | |
| Sir Professor Clive Booth | Chair |
| Dr. John Crater | Director and Chief Executive Edgehill College of FE |
| Carole Evans | Retired Primary Head |
| Professor David Reynolds | Dept of Education Loughborough University |
| Maggie Semple | Chief Exec: The Experience Corp |
| Professor Eileen Baker | Principal and Chief Exec, Bishop Grosseteste College |
| Prof Barbara Mac Gilchrist | Dean of ITT, ULIE |
| David Kershaw | Head Coundon Court School and Community College |
| Victoria Nye | Director, Association of Unit Trusts and Investments Funds |
| Christopher Baker | Freelance Consultant |
| Non Executive Member | |
| Ralph Tabberer | Chief Executive TTA |
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| Tim Melville-Ross | Chair |
| Hans Reismann | Scotland |
| Sheila Drury | Wales |
| Geraldine Keegan | Northern Ireland |
| Martin Henry | CBI-SMEs |
| Samantha Gemmell | Small Business Council |
| Michael Stark | LSC |
| Lord Tom Sawyer | Ex Gen Sec Labour Party |
| Sue Thomas | Redwood |
| Garry Hawkes | Accord PLC |
| Ed Sweeney | TU-UNIFI |
| Norman McLean | National Mentoring Consortium |
| Hugh Try | DfES interests |
| Janice Shiner | DfES Assessor |
| Stephen Marston | DfES Assessor |
| Ruth Spellman | liPUK |
| John Rhodes | DTI (Observer) |
| Mr. Stephen Jones | Chair |
| Mr. Jim Beale | |
| Mr. Richard Bunker | |
| Mr. Jonathan Day | Head of Languages, The Lord Grey School, Milton Keynes |
| Mr. Peter Downes | |
| Ms Anne Farren | Richmond LEA |
| Mr. Colin Flint QBE | |
| Mr. Terry Lamb | Department of Educational Studies, The University of Sheffield |
| Mr. Ian A. Lamont QBE | Rector, Alva Academy |
| Dr. Peter Lehmann CBE | Energy Saving Trust |
| Mr. Anthony Lunch | Managing Director, Business Link |
| Mr. Hugh Morgan-Williams | Canford Audio plc |
| Dr. Susan Price | Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of East London |
| Mr. Mike Short | Barclay School, Stevenage |
| Professor Eric Sunderland | |
| Mr. Peter Thompson | Business in the Community |
Higher Education Funding Council for England—Board Members
- Chair:
Mr. David Young
- Chief Executive:
Professor Sir Howard Newby
- Members:
Dr. John Taylor QBE
Professor Sir Ron Cooke
Mrs. Jackie Fisher
Dr. David Potter CBE
Professor Sir Gareth Roberts
Ms Dorma Urwin
Mr. Stephen Bundred
Professor Peter Scott
Mr. Richard Coldwell
Mr. Peter Saraga
Professor Nigel Savage
Mrs. Ann Lloyd
Sir Richard Sykes
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| Members | |
| Bryan Sanderson | Chair |
| John Harwood | Chief Executive |
| Chris Banks | Chief Executive, Big Thoughts Ltd. |
| Vincent Watts | Chair, East of England Regional Development Agency |
| Jane Drabble QBE | Former Director of Education, BBC |
| Imtiaz Farookhi | Chief Executive, National House Building Council |
| Professor Bob Fryer CBE | Chief Executive, National Health Service University |
| John Merry | Deputy Leader, Salford City Council |
| John Monks | General Secretary, Trade Union Congress |
| Lynne Morris | Principal, Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College, Birmingham |
| Sir George Sweeney | Principal, Knowsley Community College, Merseyside |
| Alexandra Burslem | Vice Chancellor, Manchester Metropolitan University |
| Giles Clarke | Chair and Chief Executive ATL Telecom |
| Digby Jones | Director General, Confederation of British Industry |
| Shirley Cramer | Chief Executive, Dyslexia Institute |
Engineering Construction Industry Training Board—Board Members
- Chair:
Jim Rowland CBE
Employers:
Barbara Rider
Mike Hockey
Douglas Walker
Louise Ferguson
Chris Lloyd-Jones
Richard Leamon
Brian Rogan
Colin Barnes
William McLean
Employer Association officials:
Brenig Williams
Clients: (Two posts)
Jeffrey House
Dr. Alix Thorn
Trade Union representatives:
Paul Corby
Neil Moore
HE representative:
Prof Ron McCaffer
FE representative:
Rae Angus
Construction Industry Training Board—Board Members
- Chairman:
- Sir Michael Latham
- Deputy Chairman:
- Peter Rogerson
- Employers:
- Stewart Tilley
- John Milne
- Malcolm Harris
- Michael Fitchett
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- Trevor Gamble
- Howard Baggaley
- Roderick Tait
- Neil Telling
- Maurice Denyer
- Geoffrey Snow
- Geoffrey Lister
- Margaret Sullivan
- James Wates
- Clients:
- David Adamson
- Trade Union representatives:
- George Brumwell
- Robert Blackman
- HE representative:
- Prof Brian Lee
- FE representative:
- Mrs. Sadie Walton
Qualifications and Curriculum Authority—Board Members
| Sir Anthony Greener | Chair
| Ian McAllister | Deputy Chair
| Ken Boston | Chief Executive QCA
| Anne Duke | Headteacher, Southwater County Infant School
| Jenny Fitton | Principal, Taunton's College
| Ed Gould | Master, Marlborough College
| Terry Morgan | Chief Executive, Tube lines
| Dennis Richards | Headteacher, St. Aiden's C of E High School
| Ray Shostak | Director of Children, Schools and Families Service
| Nick Stuart | Vice President, National Institute of Adult Continuing Education
| Ted Wragg | School of Education, Exeter University
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The Funding Agency for Schools
The Funding Agency for Schools was responsible for grant payments to Grant Maintained Schools, and associated planning issues. Following the reversion of GM schools into the LEA sector in 1999, the agency (which was a Non-Departmental Public Body) was wound up on 1 November 1999 under s.132 of the School Standards and Framework Act.
The Department for Education and Skills does not have responsibility for the following organisations:
| REMPLOY | Department for Work and Pensions |
| National advisory Council on Employment of People with Disabilities | Department for Work and Pensions |
| National Disability Council | Department for Work and Pensions |
| Equal Opportunities Commission Department of Trade and Industry | Department of Trade and Industry |
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